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 ......In 1844 a single settler named Thomas Scott located a tract
of land between the two lakes now bearing his name. Notice the
map has the lake names reversed. Scott devoted his energies to
hunting instead of farming as there was ample material upon to exercise
his skill, he made this sport profitable. He was know as "The man
with the wolf-skin cap". The county offered a handsome price for
wolf skins. In 1849 he was a gold seeker in California and his
wife returned east. It was reported that he made a fortune on the
Pacific Slope where he died.
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......In 1858 lumber mills were attracted to the area and the next
year Thomas Raplee was the first supervisor and the last portion of his
name became the title of the township, "LEE". A saw milkl was
erected in 1870 and one year later the Chicago and Michigan Lake shore
Railroad was located about a half mile west of the Lower Scott Lake
outlet. In 1880 the village had 23 families or about 215 people
which supported the industry of four saw mills. the name
"HOPPERTOWN" came from a settler named Hopper. In December of
1875 the first post office was established. In 1901 the town was
renamed "PULLMAN" and there is not a good record as to why the name was
chosen. Perhaps the resort business that started on the two lakes
helped the town prosper where many of the establishments of other
villages were moved to Pullman. Click on the link to Aerial Photo
above to see how it appeared at the turn of the century.
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From books by Kit Lane - Go To: Allegan County History Maps